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From the Saturday Evening Pout.
Hataa In Council.
. Tlie Richmond Despatch contains a fancy
nkotch under the ubovo title, which is too
long for our pages, lut it contuins so vivid
a picture of the evils of intemperance, nnd
so justly assigns to intemperance tlio first
place among the destroying agencies of the
world, that wo cannot forbear from quoting
a Krtion of it, and condensing so much of
the rest, as will make it intelligible
Tlio writer represents Siitnn anil his peers
to have met, after tlio Miltouiu fashion, in
council ; whero the former, after Inmenting
the impediments thrown in the way, by
divine mercy anJ gitod angels, of completely
subjugating and ruining men, oilers to him
wh'i shall best ndviso, nnd who shall suggest
the surest means of destroying mankind,
Mho dominion of the earth, nnd a sent ni
Lis right hand for ever."
Then successively spnko Moloch, Belial,
Mammon and Apollyon : each in his turn
speaking in character, winning applause,
and carrying the palm from his predecessor.
The decision was about to be made, when
suddenly, from a bfeiiing clill', far out in
tho burning lake, arose a blue, lambent
(lame which, while they gazed, took shape;
a horrid shape, nnd stood before tlio assent
bled fiends
It was clad in vestures wet with blood;
thp goro hung heavy from its matted locks,
and tho fiercest fires of hell shot from its
burning eyeballs. Even Satan started and
turned pale with fear, and Hell shrank buck
with horror.
"Ha! Ye fear me, then;" hissed the
horrid monster. "Well might ye fear, were
I not a friend and an ally. But thou know
est mo Dot, oh Satan, for I am an earth-born
spirit, and liuvo long hid myself aye, for a
thousand veins but now como to offer
scrvico and allegiance, nnd to claim the
ofl'ered prize. Fear not, but IU ten, and lut
jne bo ruler of tho Earth, for nono hath
power like me, in all thy dark dominions.
"Moloch, Belial, Mammon and Apoll
yon promiso much, but they shall be my
- servants nnd subalterns. Their power is
weakness compared with mine. Oh, listeu,
till I tell tlwc of my strength, and how I will
wield it. My shape aud names are legion,
nd I chango tbeiu at will, so that men
shall of times hug mo to their bosoms as an
migel of light. 1 will bo the greatest of all
hypocrites and deceivers, betraying ever
vithakiss; professiug lovo aud kindness,
jvhen uiy only aim is ruin. I will bo the
' patron and sole support of tho gambling den,
and of her 'whose house inclinoth unto death,
:nud her paths unto tho dead.' And I will
through her portals, bring tho very flower
,of manhood, to blight and shame and ever
lasting coni empt.
, "On every foot of earth and sea will I
follow my victims. Where discord and
anarchy prevail, there will I be J where
cruelty is, there will I come, and burn out
rom tho hearts of men every vestigo of
:mercy till they become fiends incarnate, and
Jevise unimaginable horrors. ' I will stand
.beneath the gallows-tree, and even while
ihe death-rattle is in the throat of tho crim
inal, will drive men to robbery and murderJ
I will lie in wait in the streets of cities, and
plan the midnight fire aud assassination.
I will plunge my victims into prisons and
hospitals. -1 will steep then in poverty
and degradation to tho very lips. I will
cast forth their families to want and wintry
winds, and the babe shall perish in its
mother's arms, with its tears frozen to ice
drops upon her bosom. I will turn the
dagger of the husband against the heart of
his wife, her blood shall stain the cradle of
his children. Stimulated and urged on by
me, the father shall dance in maniac glee
over the mangled bodies of his murdered
babes, and laugh to see their fair locks dab
bled in blood; the mother shall 'forget her
sucking child,' slain by her hand, and mock
at the tender years and, helplessness of ber
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VOL. 1.
'On whaUoevcr heartbstoiio my foot
shall ho planted, llio gladwino firo shall go
out, to be lighted no mora forever ; and tho
roof-tree shall full, and tho voices of children
Im hushed, and all that men cluster around
them, to muko their eurthly homes so much
liko heaven, shujl vanish like a wreath of
smoke, and devolution brood over the ruins.
I will point tho sou's knife againbt tho
father's throat, and his gray hair shall drip
with gore. Where war and vengencenre,
I will rouso their fury to ten fold rage, and
blot from tho soldier's breast the hu.1 vestige
of humanity. T ho incendiary s torch shall
bo my banner ; tho crackling flames or burn
ing villages, and the shriek of murdered in
nocence, the music of my march !
'Testileneo shall follow me as a shadow ;
ami I will open unto him tho gates of a
milliou dwellings, which else had been se
cure. ' I will spread fumiiio aud disease oven
in'tho lands of plenty nnd health, and will
seal up the eyes of all my victims, so that
they shall not sco or know that their next
plunge is into perdition. I will sweep whole
contiqentsof their inhabitants; and give
woes and sorrows and 'wounds without
cause' to tho wholo rnco of man. Vet,
whosoever is wounded by me, shall seek me
as hid treasures to bo wounded yet again.
I will bind upon their brows tho iron crown
of sufiering, burning with hell-fire, that
shall scorch and sear and cat into their brain
ami heart and soul, yet shall they fall down
and worship me, and, for my sake, part
with houses nnd hinds, and wife and okild
ren, nnd hopo nnd heaven.
"Let Jehovah send forth spirits, pure as
the snow-flake, to dwell in earthly bodies ;
I will seek them out, nnd kindle in their
hearts nn unquenchable fire, that shall con
Hiimo them ; nnd the cherubim shall watch
long for their return, nt heaven's gate, but
thpy shall never again look upon their
Father in Heaven. Tho student nt his
books, the merchant nt his toils, the laborer
at Ihe plough, will I destroy, nnd none shall
stay me. I will coil myself in the brain of
tho sen-captain, nnd seal up his eyes, or so
distort them that he shall know noithcr chart
nor compass, and his vessel and all on board
shall be engulfed, and the bones of the
mariners whiten tlio bottom of tho ocean.
I will be the omnipresent cure of humanity.
and under my guidntico the race shall walk
forever ns in tho shadow of an eclipse. Eyes
they have, but shall seo not, and cars they
have, but shall hear not, tho end nnd tho
purport of tho crooked paths through which
I will lead them.
"I will take the sons of the kings and tho
mighty men, nnd tho captains, and I ho great
ones of earth, and will mangle them with
horrid wounds, strip them of wealth, repu
tation, life itself, and fill their lust hours
with torment. Around their dying couches
I will scud serpent forms, unfolding coil after
coil from out tho darkness, brandishing
their forked tongues to sting them and lick
their blood, 03 a fierce flnme licks up its
fuel. Thoughts shall become things, living
things to mock ttnu cursQ them. And
somo in their agony shall leap into this
burning lake, in hope to escape still greater
torture; and somo will 1 hold upon tho
brink, and rejoice when I seo every nerve
shrieking with agony, as I open to their
startled gaze tho horrors of that pit in which
I plungo them forever !
"Yet this is not all. I know that you
will laugh, (if fiends can laugh) when I tell
you that I will so manage that mankind
hall all along think mo their friend !
Though it is my mission to torturo and de
stroy tlio whole race of Adam, yet so will I
mix with their business, their pleasures and
their daily habits ; so flatter and delude their
stupid seuses, that they shall pronounce me
a 'good creature, nay a 'creature ofuod!
At their wedding feasts I will bo the source
of joy, and nt tho funeral gathering, the
solace of their sorrow. The rank grass shall
grow over those slain by my hand, and the
mourners shall forget it, and fall in their
turn. The father shall commend roe to his
son, and reeling to his grave, shall leave him
as an inheritance, a fondness for me; and
the son shall follow in the footsteps of his
father, down to perdition. The physician
shall invoke my aid in sickness and in all
circles I will plant myself securely, and
make myself a companion and a familiar,
and men shall never be so merry as in the
presence of their deadliest foe.
. "Poetry shall lend me hor rose-garland,
and music her charm ; and the spirit of
melody shall speak from myriad harps to
sound my praises, and witch the world with
tho idle dream that I am teinpirer of
piirth aud the toul of happiness and all good
U0tl
AMV.Htl'. V ..knows nought of faldem pre ! f fclni.
Unows nnastilet Coronet, and mr, and. MlrtngOi
ORBOOW CITY, ORBOOW TBRailORY, ATPaaAT, SVXtB
fellowship and If thcro bo one of ull that
glorious race, for whom yon planets, from
their golden urns pour down their everlast
ing cutaract of light, who excels his fellows, I
will lure him with song and visions of
beauty, and strew his pnth with roso-leavcs,
till at last he shall walk hoedless into my
toils. And, onco my slave, though a thou
sand should weave their heart-strings uround
him, and weep tears of blood, he shall, in all
his pridoand beauty, sink deeper and deep
er in tribulation and anguish unutterable,
and dig his own pathwny down to hell. I
will be at tho feasts of ull tho great and the
wise of earth, where rank aud fashion reign
supremo whero forms not loss beautiful
than those of heaven, move to celestial har
monies, nnd whero wit and mirth nnd wine
go round, aud glasses sparkle on the board,
I will lap their senses in Llysium, nnd they
shall feel richer, wiser, stronger and more
witty than before. But at tho last, I will
hurl them down, one by one, from their
fancied elevation ; nnd they shall drag out
a wretched cxistenco in the hungor-dens
and vilest purlieus of the earth, and snoak
to dishonored graves, rejoicing to hide from
tho withering scorn of their species, nnd to
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give their souls to ctcrnni punisnmeiu m
fires less fierco than thoso in winch 1 have
tortured them on earth. Nay, tho kings
and governments of tho earth shall pass laws
for my protection, nnd that of my emissaries,
ns wo walk tho earth, decimating its inhabi
tants and tumbling them into holl. Give
me, then, oh, Satan, tho dominion of tho
earth, and thou shalt behold, through ages,
Ilvll'a every wnvo break on a living shore,
- Heaped with tho demand like pebbles.' '
lie ceased. Ono unearthly yell of ap
plause arose, amid the stamping of countless
feet and tho clashing of adamantine shields.
Tho Arch Enemy stepped from histhrono,
and leading the horrid spectre to a seat at
his right hand, thus spake :
"Terrible beinjj ! if thou canst indeed do
these things, thou art henceforth my VicegO'
rent upon earth. Go forth ! and my realms
shall be crowded with the soulsof men, thick
as autumn leaves or sands upon the shore,
But tell us by what namo to call thee."
And tho fiend answered "Alcohol 1"
So savinor. ho spread his broad bat-like
wing, and hell grew lighter as ho vanished.
How hath be fulfilled his mission t
For a thousand years hath hi fiery breath
Smote the wide earth with crimo and death.
And furnished men, as daintiest food,
For tho red flesh-worm's slimy brood.
Tbe Oooil of Children.
What would this world be really worth
if it wero robbed of the hearty laugh, and
merry prattlo of littlo children! What
homo would bo worth the namo of "home,"
if there were takcu from it those littlo vines,
which morning aud night put out their lit
tle arms to climb and kiss the parent stem ?
What hearth would look cheerful, if around
it were not those little Lares to cheat it of
iU loneliness aud gloom? What a desert if,
without an oasis a forest, without a shrub,
a garden, without a flower a lute, with
out a string so is a homo without children.
Who does not lovo littlo children ? Who
does not feel happy, when his heart-doors
are locked suspiciously against ull the rest of
tho world, in raising its windows nnd letting
theso little ones flock in, and ruinmnge ev
ery secret drawer and cupboard from the
basement to the attic ! Happy is that man
who loves littlo children. Let him boa
strantrcrina strange place let him meet
with faces unknown before let him find no
heart which beats sympathetically with his
own, and yet the sparkling eyes, tho curly
locks, tho sprightly stop, and the happy
lauchtcr of children aro tho samo to him
here a at home. Their bright faces are
like tho stars to him, ever twinkling the
same wherever ho goes ; their gay voices
are like cheerful murmuring rivulets, or like
tho happy sonfts of birds, always sounding
tha same to his ears. Let him be sad let
the clouds of sorrow gather their darkness
over his years let the snows of adversity
chill his better nature and yet, let him but
feel the influence of children, and his 5ul,
like a broken instrument, new repaired and
newly strung, vibrates with softer aud more
melodious tones. Valley farmn.
A rrolettamt UatherlM.
It is announced that upon the occasion of
the Grand Exhibition at. Paris, which open-
,1 !h first of May. there will be in that
citv a union of all the Protestant confessions,
Protestant churches from all quarters of the
world are to be represented, and discourses
will be delivered by many of the most prom
inent members. Ex. -' -
Two Cnttilrea nearly HUrved lo Uealtt
Hkochlnf cruelty.
A most shocking Instance of human, or rather
iuhuninn depravity, hu just trowpired iu Coving
ton, Ky. It seems that the wife of au Irisliinun
recently died, leaving three children, an infant boy
and two girls, three and (too yeats of ago. Tho
husband soon after her death married again, In
troducing into his funiily tlio wretch, who with a
Aindliks cooluess,set herself immediately at work
lo destroy the lives of the little ones to whom she
should have been a mother.
The youngest of llio three died but a week or
two or after her entrance Into the family ; but with
an atrocity scarcely conceivublo one would not
suffice, she must destroy the others. This she un
dertook lo do by withholding their food, with an ob
vious intention to starve them to death. Fortunate
ly the moans of the little oucs were heard from
without, and vague rumors getting afloat that all
won not right within, and reaching the cars of the
Council it was resolved to send a committee to in
vestigate Ihe matter. They went last evening and
not an hour loo early. Entering tho house they
found the stepmother at home, hut on inquiry for
the children, she told them that they were asleep
and could net be disturbed. "
This did not satisfy the commllleo, and on search
ing the house, tiny found a door to oue of the
rooms locked. Hearing faint cries within, they
instantly broke open the door and entered. What
a sight met their eye ! There were two children
infinite their flesh aa white as death, and drawn
tightly over the bones j each feature defined with
Ihe vividness of a corpse, -vliile their eyes were al
most bursting from their sockets.
" With the utmost alacrity and tenderness, food
was found and administered, which wo no sooner
done than they wero wrapped in some blankets and
removed to Ihe hospileble fumily of the jnilor. As
the gentlemen composing the committee were with
draw ingfrtfin the house with their precious charge
the female fiend informed them that they might as
well leave the children, as ie had plenty of food
for them I
On arriving at safu quarters with the unfortu
nate infants, warrants were immediately Issued fur
the arrest of lie woman and the man who culls her
wife 1 hut the officers on visiting the spot again,
found that Ihe birds had flown, neither tho man or
female being about the promises.
The entire community of Covington is justly
shocked with the diro iniquity of this outrageous
transaction.
P. S. Latest information rendeis it probablo
that tho children may survive. Their condition,
however, is critical. Cin. Times.
Proposed New Territory.
A letter from New Mexico to tho Now
Orleans Picayune states that tho Legislature
of that Territory have some thoughts of
memorializing Congress to erect a new Ter
ritory out of tho southern portion of New
Mexico. The present Territory is 800 miles
long, C50 broad, aud is inhabited by 100,-
000 people. The tract of. country newly
acquired from Mexico has given it a com
paratively largo population m its southern
part, and that section is now so far removed
from Santa Fe, tho seat of government, and
the country is so dnngerous and dillicult for
travelers, that communication is for ull or
dinary purposes impracticable. Tho pro-
nosed Territory is to bo called Piraertn. It
is said to possess vast agricultural and min
eral resources, and to be capablo of support
r f
ing a largo population. Tho letter to tho
Picayune states that it already contains a
larger population than either Oregon, Wash
ington, Minnesota, Kansas, or Nebraska
contained when they wero erected into Ter
ritories. ' ...
Army Contribution.
Ninety boxes, containing patriotic ofier-
ings to the army of the East, had arrived nt
Marseilles, and wero to bo embarked on
board tho first steamer bound for tho Cii
niea. The peoplo of Narboiiuo have ship
ped, at the port of La Nouvelle, their ofl'er-
ino- to the armv in the Crimea. It consists
"-o - ,
of 140 hogsheadb of wine of the btstqual
ity produced by tho neighboring country.
Sheep Husbandry.
Most of our readers arc, no doubt, awaro
that O. W. Kendall, ono of tho proprietors
of tho N. O. Picayune, has established an
extensive sheep farm in Texas. A letter to
tbe Galveston News, dutcd New Braunfels,
Feb. 22, says :
"I paid a visit yesterday to tho ranch of
... is. I TV . I
O. W. Kendall, q., ot tne i icayune, anu
found him busily engaged making improve
ment on tho beautiful site he has selected
for his future homo. He has already built
a good substantial stone house, commanding
a view ot the surrounuing country, icu
pvtr-nd (or miles throush a rouiaulic region
interspersed with wild scenery of the finest
character. His chief attention has been
directed to the raising of sheep, in which he
h siHvvwded well since his removal to the
valley of tlie Comal. His flock is the finest
I have seen in Texas, being composed
mostly of pure blooded merinos, which pro-
duce the finest ana most cosuy wooi. 1 17
hav been entirely free from disease since
thpy were brought here, about two years ago.
which proves the adaptation of this country
to wool growing; another valuable staple,
which, by the introduction of manufactures.
might be made great lottrce w wtajin.
HVMt.KllTlO,
"Five Italian a rr.
aa, 18.
WO. 10.
Tbe YraaVtni Privilege.
Tho following letter to tho postmaster of
Boston, appears in tho Poit :
P. O. Dep., App:iitmcnt Oflto, April I t, '53.
Sia : In answer lo your inquiry In reference lo
ihe franking privilege of postmasters, etc., I am
authorized by the Postmaster Rvnernl (o state
1. The franking privilege Is not changed by the
new postage act of 3d Murch, 1855. Of course,
all persons untitled to this privilege before tbe pas.
sage of the lute law still retain il. Any postmaslor
whose compensation for the last precreding fiscal
year did not exceed $200 can send through the
mail all letters written by himself, on his private
business, and receive letters addressed to himself,
free of postage ; the weight of each teller not lo
exceed half su ounce. Ho cannot receive free nor
frank printed mutter of any kind nor letters ad
dressed to his wife, nor any other member of 'his
family, nor can ho fruuk letters to editors or pub
lishers containing money In payment of aubsciip.
tion.
S. The franking privilege of postmasters whose
yearly compensation exceeds $200 is restricted to
sending and receiving free written eoiuniauiealious
relating exclusively to tho business of their offices,
or of the Post Office Department. The penally
fsr a violution of low in tCis particular is $300.
3. It being impracticable in all case lo deter
mine what postmasters are entitled to receive tlieir
private communications free, a manuscript letter
addressed to a postmaster should not be detained
in Ihe mailing office, for the reason that the post
age on it is not pre-paid, except iu cases where It
is known that the postmaster addressed is not en
titled to receive his private letters free. And if
loiters to any postmaster ere known to rolute exclu
sively te "post-olBce business," being so superscrib
ed, they should be mailed free.
- 4. Any postmaster receiving a letter free which
should have been charged with postage, is bound
by hi outh of office to charge himself with such
postage in his account with tlie Department.
5. Postmasters are required to report to Ihe
Department ell violations of the franking privi
lege. 6. The luw fixing the penalty for violation at
$50, provides "that no postmaster or assistant post
master shall act as agent for lottery offices, or un
der any color or purchase, or otherwise, vend lot.
lory tickets;" and that ''no postmaster shall receive
free of postage, or frank, lottery schemes, circular
or tickets." Therefore, all such lottery schemes,
circulars or tickets addressed either to a postmaster
or assistant postmaster, must hereafter be excluded
from tho mail.
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
HORATIO KINO,
First Assistant Postmaster General.
Capacious Carpet lias;.
Meanness occasionally meets with a shock
that is a lesson to all concerned, especially
to tho victim. On tho Cleveland cars a day
or two sinco, coming to Buffalo, was a stal
wart man, going to New York to buy goods.
Ho was not what might be called a stingy
or close man, but ho was one, who, when
thcro was a cent due him that swindling
might deprive him of, would sacrifico a 850
bill to save tho coppor. Our friend had
started from Cleveland without niijt break
fast, and when Erie "hove" in sight, he ga'h
ercd himself up for a general skirmish for
anv and all kinds of provisions, lie had a
carpet bag with him, and going into tho di-
ning room nt brio, deposited his carpet bag
on ono chair, whilo ho took another by its
ido. Ho was lost for about ten minutes
perfectly oblivious to anything, save that he
had a blessed consciousness of something
rapidly nnd agreeably filling up his "in
wards." About this tunc, the landlord
came around, and stopping by our friend's
chair, ejaculated, "Dollar, sir." "A dollar,'
responded tho eating man "a dollar
thought you only charged fifty cento a meal
for one eh 1" , "That's truo," said nirun-
na.i, "but I count your carpet bag one,
since it occupies a seat." (Tho table was far
from being crowded.) Our friend expostu
luted, but the landlord insisted, nnd tho dol
lar wna reluctantly brought forth. Ihe
landlord passed on. Our fiieud deliberate
ly aroso, and opening his carpet bag, full iu
its wide mouth, discoursed unto it, saying
"Carpet bag it scorns you 're an individual,
a human individual, since you eat at
least I've paid for you, and now you must
eal"Upon which, ne seizcu evcryuung
eatable within his reach, nuts, raisins, ap.
dIcs. cakes, idea, and amid tho roars of the
bvstanders. the delight of his brother pas
senders, and discomfiture of the landlord,
pbletjmaticully went and took bis seat in the
cars, lie saiu ne uu provisions cuoumu
. . i i i i : . : - . .1. . n
last him to New York, after a bountiful sup
ply had been served out in the cars. There
was at least $9 worth in the bag upon
which the laudlord realized nothing in tho
way of profit. , So much for meanness.
Buffalo Republican.
ITThe Syracuse Chronicle has just een a fu
gitive slave wilh hardly a mark of Afrioan blood
in him. He waa so white, that he left Ihe South on
. :stAsat kainn Ml ( I S rift MIM
ihrough without tbe slight difficulty, siiu'ng by J is to define the limits which will separate
the side of a young 6outhern blood in lbs ears, ai from the rest of the territory of the Repub
hsil fellows weB met, and taking the best fare t ho- ,. .
tela. llC
Tk. Oal of a lU-ua Calketle "Lbs. ,
The newly elected Bishop of Portland was
recently consecrated lo New York, with cr'
emonies Imposing nJ Imprentve. The"
following was tho oath taken and subscribeJ
by the Bishop elect t .' '
I, N., elect of the chnrch of N., aball
from this hour henceforward, be obedient to"
the blessed Peter, the Apostle, and to the
Holy Roman Church, aud to the most
blessed father, Pope Piui 1X ami to Ms
successor cunonieully chosen, 1 shall as
sist tluni to retain and defend against any
man whatever tho Roman Pontificate, with,
out prejudice to inynnk, I shall luke care
to preserve, defend; and promote the rights,'
honors, privileges, and authority of the Ho
ly Roman Church, of the Pope, and of hia'
successors, at aforesaid. With my whole
strentrth I shall observe, and cause to be
observed by others, tho rules of the boty
rathers, the decrees, orainancc, or uipoi
lions aud mandates of the Aiotolioal See;
When called to a synod, I ahull come unless
I bo prevented by a cnuonical impediment.'
I shall personally visit the Apostolic See
once every ten years, and render an account
to our most blessed father, (the Pope.) antf
hi successors, as aforesaid, of my wliolc pas
toral office, and of every thing in any way
appertaining to the state of my church, to
the discipline of the clergy and people, amf
to the salvation of the souls committed to'
my care nnd I shall humbly receive, in re
turn, tho apostolic mandates, nnd diligently
cxecuto them. But if I be prevented by '
lawful impediment, I shall erform all the'
things aforesaid by a certain messenger es
pecially authorised for this purpose, a' priest
of the diocese, or by some other secular dr
regular priest of tried virtue and piety, well
instructed on all the above subjects. - IbaM.
not sell or eive away, nor mortgage, enfeoff
anew, nor in any way alienato the oa)t
ions belonging to my table, wit bout uia
leave of i he Uoman PoutifT. And should I
proceed to any alienntion of them, I am will
ing to contract, by tho very fact, tho penal
ties specified in tho constitution published
on this subject."
Of course, it is impossible fir our readers
to understand the full force and meaning of
this oath, for when the Bishop anyrbe will
"prcscrvo, defend, nnd promote the rights,
honors, prit'ilrtfr; nnd authority of 'lie Ho
ly Roman Church, of the Pope and his suc
cessors," we must first know what privileges
and authority aro claimed by tho Pope.
There is ono clause, however, which all ma'
understand, and we direct attention to it in
connection with an article penned by us
few days since, heaJod "Property in tho"
hands of Bishops." Tho Bishop elect swear
as follows :
" I shall not sell or give away, or niort--gage,
enfeoff anew, or in any way alienate"
the possessions belonging to my table, with
out the leave of the Roman Pontiir."
In our article referred to, wo showed that'
the property which had been deeded in trust
by Bishop Rappo, could not bo disposed o
in any manner without tho consent of that
Bishop, and now by this bath it appears that;
American Bishops cannot in any manner dis--
pose of it, or even encumber their Church
properly, without lenvo from tho Pope. It
is high timo that otir Legislatures say tbtaV
Pope, "hands off P Tho property in this
country thus virtually under the control of a
foreign potentate is told by its" millions in
valuo, and year after year but adds to tlleT
enormous wealth of the Roman- Ciitholio
Church. Tho Popo retains his sertf tiy the
aid and support of French bayonets, and1
thus Church property in this country is in
directly subject even to tho Emperor op
Fruncc, for of course tlio Pope must do the
will of thoso who hold him upou his Throlio.
There is something humiliating in thus eoit--
senting to hold property subject to tho bid-
ding of n foreign monarch ; and if such is
permitted, tho renouncing of " all ullegiatiw
to every foreign Priucc, Poteuinto, aud1
Power," ns by tho oath of allegiaiice every
naturalised citizen swears to do, is a mere
mockery, nnd has uo bitiding force. Cleve--land
Herald.
Uaow Nothing CounrltaUacVrbtee4y
work.
Wo learn from the ML Sterling Whig, that at a
Know Nothing: nieeu'nir held in the Court House
inStnntsn, Powell county.ort'.Mondey night, April
lGlli. the jailor, after having previously demanded
Ihe erucuuliou of Ihe premises, collected a posse of
of Auties and wilh force broke open the doer of tho
room In which they were peaceably assembled,'
with a view of forcibly ejecting them. In the met
lee wliioh ensued, G. Blylhe Ihe spokesman of the
Know Nothing, was laid hold of violently by J.
Combs, forced out of Ihe room and by him subbed
in the left side he wua iu Uie meantime handed
a pistol, with which he shot his adversary, the
bull entering his left breast.
When the messenger who brought this inlelli.
gene to Ml Sterling loft, they wr both still liv
ing. Little nope is enlertaued far tbe recovery t
oitherv Zou. Coax. .. : t.
far Some years ago, a man dying ii
Northampton, Burlington Co., left by hi
will, $80 as a tobacco fund, tbe interest or
which should be expended for tobacco fof
tho poor of the township. Tbo iutorost en
the fund is duly acknowledged by the col
lector in his yearly statement , . . , ,
The new State of Panama, recently
created by the New Granada Umgress, con
sists of the four provinces of Aznero, Paua
m. Varaauaa arid Chirioui. A future law